I worked with the Small Business Development Center at my Community College. They were a great resource for me. 1. We looked at office space for rent in a 20-30 mile radius, what was included in the rent, what the office and surrounding neighborhood looked like. 2. I also did research online for what other coworking spaces offered. 3. I talked with people I knew who were remote workers or had started a company on their own to find out what they would look for in a coworking space. 4. I visited local coffee shops/restaurants to see if there were a large number of people taking up tables with laptops.
Our building is in the middle of Main Street in a revitalizing downtown area. City Hall just relocated across the street and the Chamber of Commerce and the city Development Alliance is out my back door. Location matters. Getting to know local business people who are involved in the community matters. Getting involved in the community where you plan to open your space matters. My space can be used for special events as well. Before I had any coworking members I had hosted a few events in the space. It was good exposure. My biggest challenge has been education. Letting people know that I was here wasn’t enough. They didn’t know what coworking was! I had to come up with a quick answer to “What is it you do here?” & “What is coworking?”. If they were really interested then I could explain further. Best of Luck Wendy deskandeasel.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: AK Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 10:40 AM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Business Plan This discussion is very important to me. We own our space (2 story office building--2800 sq ft, plus functional basement) -- two tenants including us intend to keep some of the space. My concern is the viability of the location, need, and interest in doing a co-op space in our neighborhood. How does someone actually do the research? Al On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 10:09:15 AM UTC-5, Gadei Cristina wrote: Hello, I'm working on a business plan in order to open a coworking space. Do you have any tips & tricks for me? It would help me if you have a model business plan. Thank you! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
